Essays
China has launched an engineering demonstration line in Shanghai for processors based on molybdenum disulfide, a two-dimensional material just three atoms thick that could overcome silicon's fundamental scaling limits.
Management
Addy Osmani distills 14 years at Google into 21 hard-won lessons about what actually drives success in software engineering — and almost none of them are about writing code. A thoughtful reflection on people, clarity, and the long game.
Science
Some arguments feel compelling but are structurally broken — they would prove too much, or prove the opposite, or simply restate the conclusion in different words. This article identifies and names the most common patterns of non-working argumentation, with examples from technology debates.
Science
The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis — the idea that the language you speak shapes or limits how you think — has enjoyed a popular revival, but the actual scientific evidence is far weaker and more ambiguous than its enthusiasts claim. This article examines the evidence and the methodological problems.
Science
A hands-on account of building a homemade radio telescope from salvaged satellite equipment for under $115, culminating in the detection of neutral hydrogen emission lines from the Milky Way. The author explores galactic structure through Doppler-shifted frequency profiles from a backyard shed.
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Essays
An accessible deep dive into word embeddings for NLP, tracing the evolution from simple numbering and one-hot encoding through bag-of-words and n-grams to Word2Vec and Transformer-based embeddings with positional encoding.
Linux
Through hands-on QEMU experiments, the author demonstrates that the Linux kernel is simply an executable file — demystifying it by booting a bare kernel, then providing it with a custom Go-based init process.
Essays
A systems analyst's methodology for creating comprehensive development specifications that serve as practical guides for developers, covering frontend screen descriptions, data models, use cases, and backend algorithms.
DIY
A software developer spent over a year transforming a Panasonic Lumix G9ii into a custom Leica M-inspired aluminum-body camera, documenting every step from CAD design to CNC machining and custom flex circuit fabrication.
Career
An in-depth critique of 'vibe coding' — the habit of mindlessly approving AI-generated code instead of thinking — and how it leads to career stagnation, production crises, and loss of engineering skill.
Science
The story of the An-22 Antey, the world's largest turboprop aircraft ever built, from its dramatic first flight in 1965 to its retirement in 2024 — including 41 world records, service in Afghanistan, and unrealized nuclear-powered variants.
Essays
A nostalgic look back at the Pilot Brothers point-and-click adventure game series, tracing its origins from Soviet puppet animation to a beloved franchise that bridged Russia's golden age of animation with its nascent gaming industry.